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Perez Hilton and Miss California Carrie PrejeanGetty Images / WireImageAccess Hollywood
LAS VEGAS, Nev. -- Miss North Carolina Kristen Dalton may have been crowned Miss USA 2009 on Sunday, but on Monday, it was Miss California Carrie Prejean's answer to a question about same-sex marriage from celebrity blogger and pageant judge Perez Hilton that was the night's biggest story.
During the show, Perez asked Carrie, "Vermont recently became the fourth state to legalize same sex marriage. Do you think every state should follow suit? Why or why not?"
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"Well I think it's great that Americans are able to choose one or the other. Um, we live in a land that you can choose same sex marriage or opposite marriage and, you know what, in my country and in, in my family, I think that I believe that a marriage should be between a man and a woman," Carrie said to a mix of boos and applause. "No offense to anybody out there. But that's how I was raised and that's how I think that it should be between a man and a woman."
Carrie's answer to the hot button question cost her the crown - at least according to Perez.
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"The way miss California answered her question lost her the crown, without a doubt!" Perez told Access Hollywood after the pageant. "Never before that I'm aware of has a contestant been booed at Miss USA."
Keith Lewis, Co-Executive Director of the Miss California USA and Miss California Teen USA said in statement to Access Hollywood that he respects Carrie's opinion, even if it differs with his.
"I am proud of Carrie Prejean's beauty and placement at the 2009 Miss USA pageant. I support Carrie's right to express her personal beliefs even if they do not coincide with my own," Keith told Access. "I believe the subject of gay marriage deserves a great deal more conversation in order to heal the divide it has created."
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PerezHilton.com initially reported that Keith was "personally saddened and hurt" by Carrie's comments. Keith told Access he did not release a statement to the celebrity blogger.
A rep for Shanna Moakler , who inherited the Miss USA title in 1995 when Miss USA Chelsi Smith was crowned Miss Universe, told Perez that she "supports Keith's views 100%."
On Monday morning, Miss California talked to Billy Bush for "The Billy Bush Show" and Access Hollywood. To listen to Billy's interview where Carrie revealed that a member of her family is a gay rights activist, CLICK HERE!
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MarkAre any of them buying me christmas gifts?report abuseposted December 13, 2009 12:55 PM PST
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Ernievwho cares!were on the other side of this planet!report abuseposted December 12, 2009 1:03 AM PST
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SharonWhy in a country which was FOUNDED on the Christian faith, now attack the Christian faith when we express how we believe?? Why is it O K then for gays and lesbians to force their beliefs on people that don't believe in that sort of thing, but it's not O K for Christians to speak theirs????? What has this country become?? Seems to be a desperate attempt for approval by gays andreport abuseposted December 7, 2009 11:09 AM PST
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Gertude JK LOLFor people that keep bringing God into this and the bible, the bible isn't part of everyone's religion, and some religions may accept gay people, so don't think that people only have to follow what's in the bible.report abuseposted November 24, 2009 10:42 PM PST
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michaelHilton is the bigot & also a moron. Her feelings on gay maraige should be her own. What happend to freedom of speech?report abuseposted November 16, 2009 4:08 PM PST
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GaryHey KC & others like you, Before you post shameful & ignorant comments, READ your BIBLE - Romans 1:18-32 This is what the BIBLE really has to say about Homosexuals (Gays)! God's Wrath Against Mankind 18The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of men who suppress the truth by their wickedness, 19since what may be known aboutreport abuseposted November 15, 2009 12:53 AM PST
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William RKC, in the Bible, there is a passage that reads. Man shall not lay with Man. That is why God created Eve . Duhhhhhhhhhhreport abuseposted November 11, 2009 7:48 PM PST
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bruceUmm yea the Bible does. Sodom and Gamorrah thus the term Sodomy. lol. Dont read just the parts you want to. all or nothing. Perez is a goof and a haterreport abuseposted November 9, 2009 12:39 AM PST
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KCShe was a complete moron & has embarressed herself ever since. She's nothing but a whore & she's making out she's so Godly. Perez shouldn't have attacked her, but she showed herself up after- she's a small minded moron, like many others & tries to use religion to spread hate. There's nothing in the bible about gays, itreport abuseposted November 6, 2009 12:25 PM PST
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David Klol...interesting how these discussions gravitate towards God...Guilty conscience? Perez...she is not there to butter your ego sweetie...she's a principled woman who wont cave in to popular culture along with the rest of the spineless jellyfish who follow along like little sheeple If you cant handle her beliefs, thats YOUR problem BE THANKFUL IT WAS CARRIE THAT YOU TALKED %@!*# ABOUT AND Nreport abuseposted November 5, 2009 6:14 PM PST
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